Birthname: Roderick La Rocque de la Rour.
Born: November 20, 1898 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Died: October 15,
1969 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Cause of Death:
Biography:
He
was the first actor to play the superhero, "The Shadow", although the
character was changed to a private detective in 1937's "The Shadow
Strikes". He starred in one more
Shadow movie called "International Crime" in 1938. His acting
career ended in 1941.